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Seychelles to introduce new family of banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 07/11/2016

The Central Bank of Seychelles has confirmed that it will soon be issuing a new family of banknotes and coins. A press release from the central bank dated 3 November 2016 confirmed that a new family of banknotes and coins is to be issued by the Bank during December 2016. The new family commemorates 40…

Macedonia introduces new banknote denominations

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 06/11/2016

The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has confirmed that it will soon be introducing new denominations to its banknote series, the 200 and 2,000 denar. The new notes will be circulated from 15 December 2016. At the same time, the central bank will begin to withdraw the…

Georgia circulates upgraded 100 Lari banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 02/11/2016

On 1 November 2016, the National Bank of Georgia issued an upgraded 100 lari banknote into circulation. The colourful design continues to use traditional themes of the Georgian banknote series, but includes updated cultural and historical elements. Security features include an optically variable ink feature, a striped foil, see through register and tactile lines…

Royal Bank of Scotland issues polymer £5 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 27/10/2016

The Royal Bank of Scotland’s first polymer banknote entered circulation today, following the trend set by other Scottish issuing authorities, the Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank. The design of the new note was announced in April earlier this year. It features Scottish poet Nan Shepherd and is the first of the new “Fabric of…

Argentina issues new 200-peso banknote denomination

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 27/10/2016

Following the introduction of a new high denomination 500-peso banknote in June of this year, the Banco Central de la República Argentina has introduced a new 200-peso paper banknote within the indigenous animal series. The design of the note, which is a new denomination within the Argentinian currency structure, is predominantly blue in colour and…

Pakistan issues new 10-rupee coin

Coin, NewsBy SMI 25/10/2016

The State Bank of Pakistan has introduced a new 10-rupee coin that will circulate alongside the current 10-rupee banknote first issued in 2006. Though there are no reports of the banknote being withdrawn, it is thought the move to coin will help to minimise the costs of replacing the highly used 10-rupee banknote given the…

Sweden launches new banknotes and coins

Banknotes, Coin, NewsBy SMI 03/10/2016

Sweden has launched the remaining banknotes and coins of its latest currency series today, with the new 100 and 500 krona banknotes and 1, 2 and 5 coins. The new banknotes and coins complete the latest currency series issued from Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, following the initial release of the 20, 50,…

Clydesdale Bank’s £5 polymer banknote enters circulation

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 27/09/2016

Clydesdale Bank has today issued into circulation its new £5 polymer banknote. The new full circulation banknote follows the introduction of the commemorative version issued in 2015. Image courtesy of De La Rue. The banknote includes De La Rue‘s SPARK® Orbital™ security features incorporating SICPA‘s colour changing SPARK® ink, shown in green over the illustration of…

Australia Next Generation $5 banknote issued today

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 01/09/2016

The Reserve Bank of Australia has today issued its new $5 polymer banknote. It is the first of the new series to be issued, as part of the central bank’s Next Generation Banknote Program. The $5 note is printed using Innovia Security’s Guardian® polymer substrate and contains a variety of new security features. This includes the first…

Gibraltar issues £100 banknote using De La Rue’s Safeguard®

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 30/08/2016

Gibraltar has issued a new polymer £100 banknote to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Joshua Hassan, Gibraltar’s first Chief Minister. The new banknote uses De La Rue’s polymer Safeguard® substrate, and is the first time a holographic foil, namely Depth™ Image, has been used with the polymer substrate. The hologram is visible from either…